text_original: A year's siege followed, marked by infinite resourcefulness on the part of the Imperial general and much strenuous fighting on the part of the Goths, but in March, 538 the Goths broke up their encampments, where they had suffered grievously from disease, and marched north to meet an attack on Ravenna by a fresh Imperial force. It took Belisarius two more years of hard fighting to reach Ravenna, which he blockaded.
text_transcription: A YEAR'S SIEGE FOLLOWED MARKED BY INFINITE RESOURCEFULNESS ON THE PART OF THE IMPERIAL GENERAL AND MUCH STRENUOUS FIGHTING ON THE PART OF THE GOTHS BUT IN MARCH FIVE THIRTY EIGHT THE GOTHS BROKE UP THEIR ENCAMPMENTS WHERE THEY HAD SUFFERED GRIEVOUSLY FROM DISEASE AND MARCHED NORTH TO MEET AN ATTACK ON RAVENNA BY A FRESH IMPERIAL FORCE IT TOOK BELISARIUS TWO MORE YEARS OF HARD FIGHTING TO REACH RAVENNA WHICH HE BLOCKADED
phonemes: ɐ jˈɪɹz sˈiːdʒ fˈɑːloʊd, mˈɑːɹkt baɪ ˈɪnfɪnət ɹᵻsˈɔːɹsfəlnəs ɔnðə pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ænd mˈʌtʃ stɹˈɛnjuːəs fˈaɪɾɪŋ ɔnðə pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə ɡˈɑːθs, bˌʌt ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ, fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ðə ɡˈɑːθs bɹˈoʊk ˌʌp ðɛɹ ɛŋkˈæmpmənts, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ hæd sˈʌfɚd ɡɹˈiːvəsli fɹʌm dɪzˈiːz, ænd mˈɑːɹtʃt nˈɔːɹθ tə mˈiːt ɐn ɐtˈæk ˌɔn ɹˈeɪvənə baɪ ɐ fɹˈɛʃ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl fˈɔːɹs. ɪt tˈʊk bᵻlɪsˈɛɹɪəs tˈuː mˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz ʌv hˈɑːɹd fˈaɪɾɪŋ tə ɹˈiːtʃ ɹˈeɪvənə, wˌɪtʃ hiː blɑːkˈeɪdᵻd.